Zeynep Begüm Şen, PhD researcher fromYan Ma’s group at the GMI, receives a DOC Fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW).

Tal Dahan-Meir, postdoc in the Nordborg group at the GMI of the ÖAW, was awarded a prestigious ESPRIT Grant from the FWF to support her research on how seed size in Arabidopsis contributes to adaptation across different environments.

From 3 to 30 June 2026, the exhibition Discovering Women Researchers will be on display in the foyer in front of the GMI/IMBA lecture hall. The exhibition highlights the stories, achievements, and lasting impact of women researchers at the Austrian…

When viruses attack, autophagy – the cell’s cleanup system – helps plant cells survive by striking the balance between defence and self-destruction, preventing both fatal overreactions and unchecked damage, a study published in Science by researchers…

Blue and red light act as opposites and provide plants with crucial signals for their growth. A new study involving the Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI) of the OeAW shows how plants use light to control their shape and…

Newly identified autophagy receptor in liverworts found to recycle membraneless organelles – and to send Parkinson’s linked alpha-synuclein for degradation in human neurons. This was discovered by plant researchers at the OeAW in a new study.

Duckweed grows fast and is easy to cultivate, but until now has been difficult to modify genetically. A new, reproducible transformation toolkit for these plants opens the door to the wider use of duckweed in basic research and biotechnology.

Group leader Frédéric Berger, at the GMI of the ÖAW, joins special research area (Sonderforschungsbereich, SFB) “Meiosis” in the second funding round from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).

With sadness, we announce the passing of Dr. Hisashi Tamaru, former junior group leader at the GMI.

Researchers identify a new key protein involved in removing damaged proteins in plants. This could help make plants more resilient in the face of climate change.